The ACR38 IPC USB desktop reader from ACS is a high speed USB 2.0 device housed in a neat white casing. This reader is fully PC/SC, CCID and EMV Level 1 compliant and supports all ISO 7816 microprocessor-based smartcards as well as numerous popular memory cards.

Perfect for many smartcard-based applications on desktop PCs, the reader comes complete with WHQL approved Windows drivers, as well as support for other operating systems such as Linux.

The ACR38 IPC is a popular and cost-effective smartcard reader that complies with the latest industry specifications. The white case design provides an alternative to the standard model of ACR38.

ACx38 series

1 Year Manufacturers Warranty

The ACx38 range are all USB 2.0 and include the following models:-

ACR38 (CCID)

ACR38 IPC (CCID)

ACR38T-IBS (CCID)

ACR38F (CCID)

ACR38 Landing

ACR38 SAM

ACR38 BMC

ACR38ET

ACR38U N1 PocketMate

ACR38U ND PocketMate II

The ACR38 is also available as an SDK containing one ACR38 USB one ACR38T-IBS USB (a SIM-sized plug-in Smart Card Reader), 20 smartcards (10 of ACOS2/3, 5 each of SLE4428, SLE4442), a balance reader and a CD-ROM containing useful learning tools, sample code and demonstration software.

All these readers contain the same series of ACS controller chip housed in different casings with varying additional features. The ACR38 SAM model contains a built in SAM card slot. The ACx38 series of readers are single chip solutions that have been certified by EMV Level 1, FCC, CE and Microsoft WHQL.

Standard PC/SC drivers for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X come with every product. A synchronous memory card API is also available in the SDK. Also CCID compliant where shown.

Standards and Certifications

ISO 7816

PC/SC

EMV Level 1

FCC

CE

Microsoft WHQL 2K, XP

Protocols / Cards Supported:

Supports all microprocessor-based smartcards using T=0 or T=1 protocols as well as the following memory cards:-

Siemens

SLE4418, SLE4428, SLE4432 & SLE4442

Atmel

AT24C01 – 1024

STMicroelectronics

ST14C02C & ST14C04C

GemPlus

GFM1K, GFM2K, GFM4K & GFM8K

Secure memory cards

AT88SC153 & AT88SC1608

Card Voltage

5V, 3V & 1.8V

Technical Specifications:

Connection method

USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Backwards compatible)

Supplied voltage

Regulated 5V DC

Supplied current

Max. 50mA

Card contacts

Sliding, rated to min. 100,000 insertions

CLK Frequency

4 MHz

Drivers for USB interfaces

PC/SC for Windows
PC/SC for Linux & MacOS X
Synchronous API

SDK CD-ROM Contains:

PCSC CardTool - tests the protocol transfer between the reader and the PCPCSC Learning Tool - enhances your knowledge in showing you how to use the PCSC API's step-by-step and what parameter to useQuickView - checks for proper driver installationScript Commander PCSC - allows you to send a predefined sequence of smart card commands to your CPU card.

Sample Codes

Used to demonstrate basic commands used to communicate with the cards and readersVisual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi , VB.NET, C#

Reference Manuals

Easy to use reference manuals to help with the development process

Technical Specifications

Includes detailed technical specifications of all the contained products